First food: business of taste
Good Food is First Food. It is not junk food. It is the food that connects nature and nutrition with livelihoods. This food is good for our health; it comes from the rich biodiversity of our regions; it
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Dangerous medicine
Spurious or counterfeit drugs are a public menace. They are mostly ineffective and can cause grievous injury or even death. The existence of spurious drugs in India is well known, although not the
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Stress can cause strokes'
Neurological strokes caused by stress may become a major public health issue, eminent neurologist Krishnamoorthy Srinivas said. Stress levels were going up and this had the effect of causing
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'US study results on Gugulipid premature'
Sabinsa Corporation, the US-based sister concern of Sami Labs of Bangalore, has questioned what it described as the lack of balance in a Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) report
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Bihar NGO men volunteer for experiments
Soon after Bihar legislators agreed to break barriers of prejudice by being tested for HIV and AIDS, two activists from the state have volunteered to participate in the test for the first indigenous
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'Desi Viagra', preferred cash crop among farmers in MP
Chlorophytum borivilianum or Safed Moosli, popularly known as "Desi Viagra", is emerging as the most preferred cash crop among the farmers in Madhya Pradesh because of its export potential and a
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Genes coming in the way of your quitting smoking
Scientists found that individuals with the abnormality tend not to be heavy smokers, but seem to find it especially difficult to give up the habit. However, the same gene appears to protect against
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First clinical trial of Aids vaccine to begin in 2004
India is on the threshold of the first clinical trial of a preventive Aids vaccine. Addressing their first interactive meeting with various representatives of the society in Bangalore. Mr Mark
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DRL to take drug development till final stage on its own
In a major shift in its business strategy, Dr Reddy's Laborat-ories Ltd (Dr Reddy's) has decided to go for an independent drug development up to the formulation stage. "We have decided against
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4 Himachal Pradesh districts show drop in child sex ratio
Not wanting to be left behind its neighbours, Himachal Pradesh is fast catching up with Punjab and Haryana as far as female foeticide is concerned. Four of its districts, bordering Punjab, have
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Insulin insights
About 194 million people (or three per cent of the total population) already have diabetes. By 2025 the figure could exceed 300 million. Resultant complications include blindness and visual